Mounting for panels



y 1941- L. G. HUNTER 2,240,930

MOUNTING FOR PANELS 7 Filed 001;. 51, 1958 inposition;

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Patented Ma 6,1941

-metmme nr ms' b LytleGale. Hunter, Flushing; N. x, assign-or to t Hunter Sash Company, Inc., Flushinglfl'. Y a

corporation of New or]:

Amim t 3 938. S ri l Nmamss V b V b b i a 1 Z-CIaims." Thisinvention relates to a novel and improved form of mounting for panels, the novel features of which will be best understood from the following description and theann'exed drawing, in

i which I haveishown a seljectedembodiment of ,the invention and in which:

Fig.1v is a face view of a frame'having a panel 'mounted.therein accordingto this inventio'ni r Fig. 2 is a section on an enlarged scale taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 but without the panel or mounting therefor; v

, Figs. 3 and 4 are views similar to Fig.2 but showing successive stepsin securing the panel I Fig. 5 is a view on an enlarged scalecnthe same plane as Fig. 4 and showing part of the structure therein more plainly, and also showing a slight modification; b

r 6 is a cross sectionof the strip in, itsnormal'condition before it is inserted in place in the The invention piece, this being a situation in which the inventionfinds particular utility. Such a frame 'is indicated by the numeral 1 and'surrounds an opening closed by a glass panel 2. The frame surrounds a central opening, 3 which is closed by the panel, and. it will be seen that the panel is larger than the opening. This opening is formed in the rear wall 4. of the frame, and'this frame is shown as of U-shape' having a front wall 5 with an opening 6 thereinwhich is enough j larger than the panel 2 so that the panel may be insertedv therethrough into some such position 5 as shown in Fig. 3 wherein it overlaps the wall 4. A suitable backing 'l of felt or any other suitable material may be used between'the edge I portion of the panel and the adjacent portion of the wall 4. p

- Between the walls 4 and 5 and outwardly of the edge of the panel is a recess 8. For the purpose of convenience I shall use the'word 'outwardly with reference to the center of the panel and shall refer to the top of the panel shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5 as the face thereof, and the opposite surface as the back thereof. These terms of course are used in a relative sense and not in a. limiting sense.

Between the wall 5 and the front face of the panel 2 is disposed a strip 9 of resilient flexible material. The material best suited for the purpose is soft rubber in its resilient flexible state and therefore, for the purpose of convenience, I shall hereinafter refer to the strip as rubber.

is shown as used to mount a panel of glass in a metal frame formed of one retinaa) I although "if other parting from the scopeof the invention.- It will be understood that preferably the arrangement. 5 shown at two opposite "edges of the panel, in Fig.

4, is followed completelyaroundthe panel, on

' alledges thereof.

The strip 9 is of 10 is used in a different manner, however, with,re lation to the frame and in such a way-as to greatly simplify the construction of theframe over what" is shown insaid prior patent.

After the panel is placed on the backing 1 16 Iasshown'in Fig. 3, the strip 9 may be inserted in place by" forcing the toe III of thefoot ll of the strip intoth'e space between the" edge'lZ of the front wall .5 andthe adjacent edgefportion of the panel 2. The manner in which this is done 20 is more fully illustrated in'said priorpatent. In

this instance, however, the foot is forced directly between the front wall 5 and the panel instead of'between that front wall and a'shelf orother member. panel itself form. the throat throughwhich the the strip in position. I The stripmay be of th v in Fig. 6, which is itsnormalcross-sectionbe fore being inserted into the mounting. It will 1 be'seen that the foot i l has asurface l3 and that the head of the strip has a surface l5 which normally forms an acute-angle withthe surface into engagement with the face of the, panel ad- '40 jacent thev edge and willbe compressed between that faceand the edge l2 of the wall 5. In other words, thesurfaces and IE will be disposed at pression as well as an external compression; tending to return the strip to the form shown in Fig. 6. This internal compression obviously tends to move the foot I l towards the edge of the panel and thus the panel is tightly held bythe foot,

and the stripis held in position by" the frame and panel.

It will also be noted that the panel is only materials are found-suitable I l for the purpose they may be used withoutde b the same generalform as 1 the strip shown'in my prior Patent 1,891,932. It-

In this case the front wall and the foot is forced and which serves to aid in' holding;

e general form shown I3. Howevenwhen the strip'is'insertedin place,

as shown in Figs.-4and 5,. the foot ll will be' within the recess 8 and the surface l3- will be forced into engagement-with the edge l6 of the panel, whereas the surface l5= will .be forced right angles-to each other or substantiallyv so and the entire strip will be under an internal com- I j slightly smaller thant he opening 6, preferably 1 just enough smaller .sothat the panel may be; passedthroughj that opening without difficulty.

Thus the rubber strip between the panel and the wall i is placed in shear, thussupplying additional strength.

, The foot of the strip is not only disposed in the recess 8,-but is spaced from the outer wall H of the recess, and the toe I is likewise spaced from the rear wall 4 so that the foot is free to v move outwardlyin the recess.

By the above arrangement it will be seen that the panel is supported upon live rubber in such a way that it is firmly held against the backing I and it is also resiliently held against outward,

movement; In case the panel is subjected to a shock or force tending to move it outwardly, 7 not only may the rubber in the foot contract to take up that'shock, but the foot itself may bend and move outwardly without contacting with any rigid support. In other words, the panel is floating on live rubber except for the frictional contact between it and the backing. By referring to Fig. 4, it will be seen that wher opposite sides of the frame are provided with strips of rubber constructed and. arranged in the manner described above, the foot on one side -of the frame'will' urge the panel against the foot on the other'side of the panelso that each edge of the panel. is further forced into, engagement with the foot of the adjacent strip by means of the compression, internal and external, of the strip on the other side of the frame.

I The'fioating action .on the mounting is more fully apparent when the strips are thus used on entire periphery of the opening, as shown in Fig.

1, and havingthe opposite ends abutting as at 18. .Then the entire panel is floating on a live 1 rubber strip which is acting towards the center of the panel from all edges thereof,. thus sup: I f

porting the panel in such a manner as to minimize shockthereto and at the same time to provide a sealing against moisture which is as efli- ,cacious as that shown in my aforesaid priorpatent. I

Another advantage of the mounting arrangement described above is that the construction of the frame is reduced to a very simple form. A

shown herein and in my aforesaid prior patent. I In Fig. 5 I have indicated a projection I! adjacent the outer surface of the foot II, but

spaced therefrom, preferably a slight distance only. m'l'his arrangement is useful wherethe panel is of such weight or is subject to such vibration or jarring as to cause substantial outward movement of the foot. 'Such movement will be checked by the projection.

other advantages no doubt will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art, and likewise variouschanges in details may suggest themselves andsuch changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention, as defined in the appended claims.

I claim: 1. In combination, a panel, a frame extending along an edge of said panel and having a recess disposed outwardly beyond said edge and also having a rear wall overlapping the edge portion of the panel on the back thereof and a front wall spaced from the face of the panel, and a rubber strip havin a headcompressed between said front wall and the adjacent portion of. the

. face of the panel to force the panel towards said rear wall and also having a foot engaging said edge and disposed in said recess and spaced from the outer wall thereof, the surfaces of said head and foot which engage said face and edge, respectively, normally making an acute angle with each other'when out of contact with the panel by being'forced away from each other by the panel, whereby said head and foot are pressed inwardly against said face and edge of the panel, respectively.

2. In combination, a panel, a frame extending around the edges of said panel and havinga substantially continuous recess disposed outwardly of said edges, said recess having a rear wall overlapping the edge portion of the panel on the back thereof and a front wall spaced. from the face of the panel, a rubber strip extending substantially continuously along all edges of the panel, said strip having a head compressed between said front wall and the adjacent portion of the face of the panel to force the panel towards said rear wall and also having a foot engaging said 'edge and disposed in said recess and spaced from the outer wall simple u-shaped construction, such as illustrated, is sufficient, and the necessity of a shelf outwardly of the edge .of the panel is eliminated. The elimination of such ledge or shelf is particularly important at the corners. of a frame, particularly where those corners are curved, as

is common with the use of the mounting strip thereof, the surfaces of said head andfoot which engage said face and edge, respectively, normally making an acute angle with each other when out of contact with the panel'by being forced away from each other by the panel, whereby said 'head and foot are pressed inwardly against said face and edge of the panel, respectively, throughout the entire periphery. of the panel.

. LYTLE GALE HUNTER 

